Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Custody. A service in which a brokerage or other financial institution holds securities on behalf of the client. This reduces the risk of the client losing his/her assets or having them stolen.
Bigleaf maples in the rain forest are adorned with epiphytic mosses, ferns, and spike-mosses growing on their trunks and branches. Ocean-Born Forests The lush forests in the Quinault, Queets, Hoh, and Bogachiel valleys are some of the most spectacular examples of primeval temperate rain forest in the lower 48 states.
Tropical Rain Forest. 1  The trees are very tall and of a great variety of species. 2  One rarely finds two trees of the same species growing close to one another. 3  The vegetation is so dense that little light reaches the forest floor. The vegetation is so dense that little light reaches the forest floor. 2  Most of the plants are evergreen, not deciduous. 3  The branches of the trees are festooned with vines and epiphytes (see the photo taken in the Luquillo National Forest of Puerto Rico).